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San Fernando Elementary

Public Grades K-5
3342nd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 5,817 California Elementary Schools
Better than 43% of California elementary schools
Summary

San Fernando Elementary serves 421 students in kindergarten through grade 5 in San Fernando, California, within Los Angeles Unified. Its 2025–26 proficiency results are below state and district levels in English language arts (ELA), math, and science. Science is the clearest concern: 21% of students were proficient, compared with 32% districtwide and 36% statewide, and the school ranked third-lowest in science among 11 nearby K–5 schools.

Math is the school’s relative bright spot against the state and district, though it remains weak compared with local schools: 34% were proficient, versus 38% statewide and 40% districtwide, and the school was second-lowest among nearby schools. Nearby schools averaged 40% in math and 32% in science; San Fernando was below both averages. ELA proficiency was 42%, also below the state and district, and in the lower half of nearby schools. Results vary sharply by grade: fourth-grade ELA was a strength at 52%, above the state’s 46% and district’s 47%, while fourth-grade math was just 31%, below the state’s 42% and district’s 45%, and the lowest among the 11 schools.

ELA and math have improved since 2022–23, rising 13 and 10 percentage points, respectively, but science fell from 25% in 2024–25 to 21% in 2025–26. SchoolDigger places San Fernando at the 43rd percentile statewide for 2025–26, with 2 stars; that is the third-lowest standing among the 11 nearby schools. The 2024–25 student-teacher ratio was 20:1, close to the nearby average of 20.6:1. The school reported that 94% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–25, the second-highest rate among nearby schools reporting the same measure and year. SchoolDigger’s statewide effectiveness ranking for Low Socio Economic Status Students was at the 58th percentile, above the school’s overall 43rd percentile; its ranking for Special Education Students was at the 18th percentile, below the overall standing.

421
Students ?
20.0
Student/teacher ratio ?
$34,612
Per pupil spending ?
94.3%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
All students in California receive free school meals.
≥ 98%
Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)
 1130 Mott St.
       San Fernando, CA  91340-4126

(818) 365-3201

District: Los Angeles Unified


Students who attend San Fernando Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    San Fernando Middle
High:    John F. Kennedy High
    Northridge Academy High
    Valley Academy of Arts and Sciences
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
97.1%
White:
1.4%
Asian:
0.7%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 14th percentile in 2015 → 43rd in 2026
Strengths
✓Ranking is trending up — up 29 percentile points since 2015
Worth a look
!Test scores below the California average (35% vs 42% meeting standards)
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
!Science scores 15 pts below the California average
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school35%
District avg42%
California avg42%
3,342nd of 5,817
California public elementary schools ?
Bottom 43%▲ up 16 pts since 2016
From bottom 27% (2016) to bottom 43% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
315th of 487Elementary Schools in the Los Angeles Unified
715th of 1,530Los Angeles Unified among California districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202638.33342 of 581742.5%★★☆☆☆
202533.63669 of 585737.4%★★☆☆☆
202427.74141 of 586929.4%★☆☆☆☆
202325.34329 of 585926.1%★☆☆☆☆
202222.44615 of 588321.6%★☆☆☆☆
201918.64931 of 578914.8%★☆☆☆☆
201815.65036 of 566211.1%★☆☆☆☆
201731.13748 of 569234.2%★★☆☆☆
201625.94106 of 561426.9%★☆☆☆☆
201518.24826 of 561114.0%★☆☆☆☆
201330.24028 of 553027.2%★☆☆☆☆
201244.52976 of 539044.8%★★☆☆☆
201131.33896 of 537727.5%★☆☆☆☆
201028.43971 of 531425.3%★☆☆☆☆
200918.54536 of 519312.7%★☆☆☆☆
200823.74068 of 511320.4%★☆☆☆☆
200715.14637 of 51139.3%☆☆☆☆☆
200620.43971 of 481817.6%★☆☆☆☆
200522.13820 of 482220.8%★☆☆☆☆
200423.13700 of 480923.1%★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202224.31771 of 222720.5%★☆☆☆☆
201946.81066 of 258558.8%★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202441.91688 of 316246.6%★★☆☆☆
202313.83242 of 32450.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202221.83121 of 33115.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201928.32608 of 327520.4%★☆☆☆☆
201822.22912 of 324610.3%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202633.53601 of 558135.5%★★☆☆☆
202537.23281 of 559741.4%★★☆☆☆
202426.94079 of 561227.3%★☆☆☆☆
202321.24582 of 560918.3%★☆☆☆☆
202226.54076 of 563527.7%★☆☆☆☆
201914.95034 of 54928.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201814.94917 of 54139.2%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202652.02213 of 509456.6%★★★☆☆
202547.72450 of 510752.0%★★★☆☆
202440.12956 of 510742.1%★★☆☆☆
202336.43190 of 508737.3%★★☆☆☆
202231.33598 of 508429.2%★☆☆☆☆
201926.93906 of 496321.3%★☆☆☆☆
201823.04046 of 483016.2%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202653.32287 of 542357.8%★★★☆☆
202544.42844 of 546047.9%★★☆☆☆
202432.93707 of 551732.8%★★☆☆☆
202334.73512 of 536334.5%★★☆☆☆
202233.23560 of 526432.4%★★☆☆☆
201926.74111 of 517320.5%★☆☆☆☆
201823.74215 of 508417.1%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202644.12866 of 560348.8%★★☆☆☆
202530.63808 of 562832.3%★★☆☆☆
202430.23810 of 564332.5%★★☆☆☆
202331.73626 of 563835.7%★★☆☆☆
202219.64755 of 566316.0%★☆☆☆☆
201925.64135 of 551025.0%★☆☆☆☆
201817.64773 of 543112.1%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202624.82397 of 292718.1%★☆☆☆☆
202337.31306 of 242046.0%★★☆☆☆
How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)58th percentile+15 vs school
Hispanic (2026)57th percentile+14 vs school
Male (2026)49th percentile+6 vs school
English Language Learner (2024)47th percentile+17 vs school
Female (2026)35th percentile-7 vs school
Disabled (2022)20th percentile~ school
Special Education (2026)18th percentile-24 vs school
By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts/Literacy42%-7 vs state
Mathematics34%-5 vs state
Science21%-15 vs state

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Students at San Fernando Elementary are 97% Hispanic, 1% White.

In the 2024-25 school year, 421 students attended San Fernando Elementary.

San Fernando Elementary ranks 3342nd of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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Latest California data All new data »
2024–25 school spending data (updated)NewNov 2, 2026
2013–14 through 2024–25 immunization rates (updated)Oct 19, 2026
2025–26 attendance data, dropout rates & graduation ratesOct 15, 2026
2025–26 CAST, CSA Spanish & Smarter Balanced Assessments scoresOct 15, 2026


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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